Foley & Mansfield is a national law firm with offices in Minneapolis, Detroit,
St. Louis, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Miami and New York. We are constantly
vigilant on the field readiness of our technically-trained attorneys, technical
specialists, and approved experts and vendors. Our ability to adapt to changes
in the law and our aggressive pursuit of unending scientific inquiry has
established Foley & Mansfield as one of the world’s most innovative law firms.
Our core commitments to safety, health, and the environment specifically include
emergency response and incident management. The very same core values that are
the foundation of our incident management throughout the Americas are the values
that result in the completion of incident investigation and resolution in a
safe, thorough, timely and cost-effective manner. We value trust and credibility
and emphasize core values, such as neutrality, over profits. The focus is on
trust, mutual respect and collaboration.
Foley & Mansfield has helped public and private sector companies nationwide
achieve their goals in responding to major toxic releases and industrial
accidents, many having toxic pollution consequences. Recent successes include
waste management cases in Illinois, Michigan, Arkansas, Pennsylvania and Texas,
groundwater pollution cases, and chemical plant, refinery and
industrial plant explosions nationwide.
Rapid Response Capabilities
An immediate response to a loss is often the key to minimizing losses and
exposure, and maximizing subrogation recovery. Foley & Mansfield’s
rapid-response team has managed numerous industrial/complex major losses. Our
technically trained attorneys and team members can be on the scene of an
accident within hours. Our rapid response allows us to secure the loss scene
from further destruction and cross-contamination, and to protect our client’s
interest. At the scene, we immediately focus on the cause of the loss and who
might be responsible, utilizing our relationships with Federal and State
agencies such as CSB, ATF, EPA and the Coast Guard. We also work closely with
prequalified air monitoring and modeling consultants to determine the steps
necessary to isolate the scene in order to minimize business interruption. Our
rapid response facilitates scene integrity, evidence preservation and cost
savings.
Technically trained team
Foley & Mansfield is recognized throughout the nation for extensive experience
and expertise in environmental and pollution incidents. Members of this group are also HAZWOPER certified in order to
access hazardous loss scenes.
Integrating science with the law
In environmental litigation, the legal and factual issues are complicated.
Attorneys must have in-depth understanding of both environmental law and complex
scientific issues such as hydrology and geology — then we must be able to
explain it to a judge or jury. Foley and Mansfield’s combination of legal and
technical training provides a clear advantage in this area.
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